Rhymes Rejects Plea Deal

Rapper Busta Rhymes walked out of a New York courtroom Tuesday, after refusing to accept a plea deal that would have seen him serve 12 months in jail for assault and drunk-driving charges.

Rhymes — real name Trevor Smith — was at Manhattan Criminal Court to stand trial for the alleged December assault of his driver and an August assault of a fan. He was also facing a driving under the influence charge, after his arrest last week.

His lawyer rejected the plea deal proposed by the prosecution, which offered the rapper a one-year prison term, attendance of a drunk-driving program and a $1,500 fine, according to TMZ.com.